[NEohioPAL]New Schedule, JiMiller, Carlos Jones, and much more

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Jan 19, 2007
  Back in action after a holiday break

  Update from The Kent Stage

JiMiller & Friends plus Carlos Jones: Jan 20
International Film Festival: Jan 27
  Livingston Taylor: Feb 3
Up from The River: Feb 9 & 10
  Sword of The Spirit: Feb 23 & 24
  Richard Thompson: Feb 25

  Upcoming events:
  Avett Brothers
  Leo Kottke
  Big Leg Emma and The Recipe
  Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Shindell
  John Batdorf
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
  Rodney Crowell w/t Maia Sharp
Chris Hillman w/t Herb Pedersen
Standing Rock Battle of the Bands-Finals
Earth Day Celebration
Peace and Music Concert

            JiMiller and 
Carlos Jones
Acoustic Rock & Reggae
  Saturday, January 20
9:00 PM
  Jim Miller is a singer, song writer, guitarist and former front man of the band Oroboros, he has opened for Richard Thompson (of Fairport Convention), The Grateful Dead's lyricist Robert Hunter, Phish , Merle Saunders, Steve Miller Band, Gov't Mule, Leftover Salmon, Dark Star Orchestra, Dickey Betts, and Bruce Hornsby. 
  During the Summer of 2004, the band played at the 10,000 Lakes Festival in Minnesota which featured bands such as The String Cheese Incident and Galactic. Just recently the band opened for Little Feat at the Cleveland House of Blues! 
  With Oroboros, Jim has opened for Go Ahead (with members of the Grateful Dead and Santana), The Radiators, Black Uhuru, Santana and Rusted Root. He has jammed with the likes of Hot Tuna, John Popper and Blues Traveler, Sheryl Crow, Allman Brothers Band, and The Kinks. 
  Other headlining acts that Jim has opened for include, the 1994 H.O.R.D.E. Festival, the 1996 Further Festival (with members of the Grateful Dead, Los Lobos and Hot Tuna), the opening of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame's psychedelic exhibit (with Big Brother and the Holding Company, Donovan, Country Joe, and Chet Helms).

  Carlos Jones has been entertaining audiences for over 25 years throughout the eastern half of the United States, first as a member of the roots reggae group "I-Tal", and then with the legendary "First Light." As the front man for First Light, the reggae influence was evident in much of the group's music, but over time, they developed a sound unique to themselves. As one of the primary songwriters, Carlos has written and performed over 100 songs with the group, and released 1 vinyl album, 2 cassettes, and 2 CD's that sold in excess of 50,000 units on the group's own label - "Thin Ice Records."
  Feeling the need to get back to his musical roots, Carlos formed the Peace-Love-Unity-Syndicate (aka the PLUS Band) as a side project, while First Light was still playing together. After First Light disbanded, the PLUS Band has become the primary vehicle for Carlos' immense songwriting talents. Focusing on the need to create positive vibrations through his music, Carlos' message of Peace, Love, and Unity is one that stirs feelings in audiences of all ages and races. Blending many of the traditional percussion instruments with electronic keyboarding gives the music a unique hybrid style of roots reggae. Carlos, and his Peace, Love, Unity Syndicate (the PLUS Band) have matured as songwriters, musicians and performers, giving energetic and uplifting performances for an ever-expanding following, and consistently winning awards alternately in the best ethnic/world, best reggae/ska, and best live act categories in the Cleveland Scene and Free Times Music Awards every year,
 already adding the 2006 Free Times Music Award to their collection.

  Advance discount tickets: $5.00
Day of Show: $8.00

            4th ANNUAL STANDING ROCK CULTURAL ARTS
FILM FESTIVAL 
  Saturday, January 27
8:00 PM

• Short films from as far away as Australia 
   and as near as Kent, Ohio
• Animations, Music Videos, 
   Documentaries, Video Collages
• Featuring Local Filmmaker and 
   Instructor Cindy Penter -- in person
• Featuring YouTube Underground Film Fest
   Winner Ryan Divine of "Maldroid"
• Featuring Brett Ingram/Film Instructor at 
   University of North Carolina
• Featuring Italian Animator Marco Morandi
• Featuring Australian Animator Peter Lowey
• Featuring a Live Film Soundtrack with 
   local tabla phenomenon Joe Culley   INFO: 330-673-4970 or write to info at standingrock.net
Updates: www.standingrock.net
  Tickets: $10.00
Students and Seniors: $7.00
Tickets available at the Kent Stage, Woodsy's Music, 
The North Water Street Gallery, and SpinMore Records. Or at the door. 

          LIVINGSTON TAYLOR
  Saturday, February 3
8:00 PM
  Livingston Taylor was born in Boston in November of 1950, the fourth of five children. He was raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father, Isaac M. Taylor, was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina.
  Moving back to Boston to finish high school, Livingston stayed on to pursue his career in the music business. He had his first album in 1970, with subsequent recordings in 1972, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1988, two in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 1999. He has written two children's books, Pajamas and Can I Be Good. He has toured this country extensively, working an average of one hundred to one hundred-twenty-five dates per year. 
  Livingston began teaching at Berklee School of Music in the summer of 1989, and was made full professor in 1997. He teaches a course of his own creation entitled "Stage Performance Techniques." This was the starting point for his latest book, Stage Performance, released by Pocket Books in 2000. He is an Artist-in-Residence at Harvard University for the academic year 2000-2001. 
  The Boston Music Award for "best folk and acoustic artist" has been awarded to Livingston, and he has been recognized for his contribution to American culture at the Celebration of North Carolina Artists. He is a friend and past presenter of the Reebok Human Rights Awards. 
  Probably the single biggest interest outside of music is Livingston's love of flying. An IFR certified and capable pilot, he often flies to work in his Cessna 205, affectionately known as Bertha. Aside from that, you might find him ringing a bell at the holidays for the Salvation Army, or working to support the Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women's shelters, or homeless shelters around the country. He lends his name to countless charitable organizations to aid fund raising.

  Advance discount tickets: $20.00
Day of Show: $23.00

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        UP FROM THE RIVER
  Friday, February 9 -- 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 10 -- 8:00 PM 

  Two nights of the regions finest folk musicians at the Kent Stage.  See site for more info. www.kentstage.org

  Advance discount tickets: $8.00
Day of Show: $10.00

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        SWORD OF
THE SPIRIT
A one-act play based on the life of John Brown & Mary Brown
by Greg Artzner, Terry Leonino, and Richard Henzel

  Song Cycle concert by Magpie on
Friday, February 23 -- 8:00 PM

  Play on Saturday, February 24 -- 8:00 PM
  Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino, better known as the award-winning folk duo Magpie, have created a fascinating work with “Sword of the Spirit,” which looks at the history and legacy of abolitionist John Brown and the famous Harper’s Ferry raid of October, 1859. Brown hoped his violent civil action would galvanize the nation against slavery, which he called "sum of all villainies." He failed and two months later, Brown and those in his party not killed in the raid were hanged. Sixteen months later, the Civil War began.
  Sword of the Spirit” is a musical extrapolation of a similarly titled one-act play created by Artzner, Leonino and Richard Henzel, set in Brown’s jail cell and constructed as letter-based conversations between Brown and his wife, Mary. Like the letters, the songs recount tumultuous history in decidedly human terms, focusing not just on Brown but his family and several others who made the ultimate sacrifice to end slavery.
  Si Kahn’s kaleidoscopic "Old John Brown" provides a frame for the story, while Peggy Eyres' "Mary Brown, Abolitionist" locates the familial cost of the raid. And Woody Guthrie’s “The Ballad of Harriet Tubman and Kim & Reggie Harris’ eloquent "Heaven is Less Than Fair" evoke the horror and anticipation of travel on the Underground Railroad.
  Artzner and Leonino wrote the seven remaining songs after a tremendous amount of research at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the Library of Congress and elsewhere, relying on original documents and particularly, letters by the participants. As compelling as the Browns’ story may be, it is the voices of three former slaves [sic*] who fought and died with Brown that imbue this tale with deeper moral authority. They were Shields Green (“I Stood on the River of Jordan/Heaven Bound”), Dangerfield Newby (“Dangerfield”) and “John Copeland,” and their roles are wisely elevated in the musical telling of the story.
  Brown's personal epiphanies are recounted in "Goodbye to Old Ohio" and "Captain,” in which he states his conviction the “only blood can purge these crimes [of slavery] away.” And just as Si Kahn’s opening song offers a snapshot of coming events, the closing “Testimony of Frederick Douglass recasts them with both personal and historic perspective. Distant history is made human by song, in voices that feel authentic and committed ~ Richard Harrington

  Advance discount tickets: $15.00
Day of Show: $18.00

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        RICHARD THOMPSON
  Sunday, February 25
7:00 PM
  Richard Thompson might be the quintessential cult artist. Mention his name, and people either scratch their heads, wondering why the name is familiar, or turn out to be fans who try to convert you.
  Fans will tell you about his phenomenal guitar playing. They'll rave about his expertly crafted songs, delivered with the throaty voice of a modern troubadour.
  Born in West London in 1949. His family was very musically diverse, and he grew up listening to everything from jazz to early rock and roll. Artists like Buddy Holly and Les Paul intermingled in his record collection with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.
  As a teenager, Richard became the guitarist in several bands throughout the 1960s, including now legendary folk rockers Fairport Convention (his "breakthrough band"). He remained with the band for three more years, eventually touring America with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Traffic in 1970. 
  In 1971, Richard released his first solo album, which was followed by his marriage to folksinger Linda Peters, with whom he made several albums as a duo in 1974-78. Richard and Linda's children Teddy Thompson and Kamila Thompson are both involved in music. 
  Regular Fairport reunions have since peppered a career dominated by blistering solo albums acoustic, electric and live. After nearly forty years and fifty albums Richard is still writing and performing his poetically crafted songs in his distinctive style. He's collaborated with folks like Peter Filleul and Tim Finn of Crowded House, and has been covered by artists from REM to Bonnie Raitt, to Del McCoury. 
  Rolling Stone magazine listed Thompson as #19 on its list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
  In 2006 Richard Thompson was presented with a Lifetime Achievement prize at the BBC Folk Awards and the Fairport Convention album which most bears his mark, Liege & Leif, was voted the Most Influential Folk Album of All Time. 

  Advance discount tickets: $20.00
Day of Show: $25.00

    Upcoming events:
  March 15
Avett Brothers: $15 adv/$18 door

  March 16
  Leo Kottke: $25 adv/$28 door

  March 17
Big Leg Emma and The Recipe: $10 adv/ $12 door

  March 24
Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Shindell: $25 adv/ $28 door

  March 31
  John Batdorf: $10 adv/ $12 door

  April 6
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams: 
  $10 adv/ $12 door

  April 10
Rodney Crowell w/t Maia Sharp : $20 adv/ $25 door

April 13
Chris Hillman w/t Herb Pedersen: $25 adv/ $28 door

April 14
Standing Rock Battle of the Bands-Finals: 
$7 adv/ $10 door

April 22
Earth Day Celebration: $ TBD

  May 4
Peace and Music Concert: $ TBD

  The Kent Stage is located at 175 East Main Street in downtown Kent, Ohio.  There is FREE parking behind the theater and on all city streets.  Advance tickets are available at Woodsy's Music and Spin-More Records in Kent, at www.kentstage.org or at 330-677-5005.  Tickets will also be available at the door.  Doors open one hour before event time.  If you have any questions please email us at info at kentstage.org or call 330-677-5005.

  For further info:  www.kentstage.org

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<DIV><STRONG>Jan 19, 2007</STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=3>Back in action after a holiday break<BR></FONT></STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>Update from The Kent Stage</FONT></STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=center><BR><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=5>JiMiller & Friends plus Carlos Jones: Jan 20<BR>International Film Festival: Jan 27</FONT></STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=5>Livingston Taylor: Feb 3<BR>Up from The River: Feb 9 & 10</FONT></STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=5>Sword of The Spirit: Feb 23 & 24</FONT></STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=5>Richard Thompson: Feb 25</FONT></STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#c00000 size=4>Upcoming events:</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000bf size=4>Avett
 Brothers</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000bf size=4>Leo Kottke</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000bf size=4>Big Leg Emma and The Recipe</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000bf size=4>Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Shindell</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000bf size=4>John Batdorf<BR>Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000bf size=4>Rodney Crowell w/t Maia Sharp<BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000bf size=4>Chris Hillman w/t Herb Pedersen<BR>Standing Rock Battle of the Bands-Finals<BR>Earth Day Celebration<BR>Peace and Music Concert</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000bf size=4></FONT> </DIV>  <DIV align=center> </DIV>  <DIV>  <TABLE cellSpacing=5 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff>  <TBODY>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left width="67%">  <DIV align=left><B><FONT size=+3>JiMiller and <BR>Carlos Jones<BR><FONT size=+2>Acoustic Rock &
 Reggae</FONT></FONT></B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Saturday, January 20</B><B><BR>9:00 PM</B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Jim Miller</B> is a singer, song writer, guitarist and former front man of the band <STRONG>Oroboros</STRONG>, he has opened for Richard Thompson (of Fairport Convention), The Grateful Dead's lyricist Robert Hunter, Phish , Merle Saunders, Steve Miller Band, Gov't Mule, Leftover Salmon, Dark Star Orchestra, Dickey Betts, and Bruce Hornsby. </DIV>  <DIV align=left>During the Summer of 2004, the band played at the 10,000 Lakes Festival in Minnesota which featured bands such as The String Cheese Incident and Galactic. Just recently the band opened for Little Feat at the Cleveland House of Blues! </DIV>  <DIV align=left>With Oroboros, Jim has opened for Go Ahead (with members of the Grateful Dead and Santana), The Radiators, Black Uhuru, Santana and Rusted Root. He has jammed with the likes of Hot Tuna, John Popper and Blues Traveler, Sheryl Crow, Allman
 Brothers Band, and The Kinks. </DIV>  <DIV align=left>Other headlining acts that Jim has opened for include, the 1994 H.O.R.D.E. Festival, the 1996 Further Festival (with members of the Grateful Dead, Los Lobos and Hot Tuna), the opening of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame's psychedelic exhibit (with Big Brother and the Holding Company, Donovan, Country Joe, and Chet Helms).</DIV>  <DIV align=right> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Carlos Jones</B> has been entertaining audiences for over 25 years throughout the eastern half of the United States, first as a member of the roots reggae group <STRONG>"I-Tal",</STRONG> and then with the legendary "First Light." As the front man for First Light, the reggae influence was evident in much of the group's music, but over time, they developed a sound unique to themselves. As one of the primary songwriters, Carlos has written and performed over 100 songs with the group, and released 1 vinyl album, 2 cassettes, and 2 CD's that sold in
 excess of 50,000 units on the group's own label - "Thin Ice Records."</DIV>  <DIV align=left>Feeling the need to get back to his musical roots, Carlos formed the Peace-Love-Unity-Syndicate (aka the PLUS Band) as a side project, while First Light was still playing together. After First Light disbanded, the PLUS Band has become the primary vehicle for Carlos' immense songwriting talents. Focusing on the need to create positive vibrations through his music, Carlos' message of Peace, Love, and Unity is one that stirs feelings in audiences of all ages and races. Blending many of the traditional percussion instruments with electronic keyboarding gives the music a unique hybrid style of roots reggae. Carlos, and his Peace, Love, Unity Syndicate (the PLUS Band) have matured as songwriters, musicians and performers, giving energetic and uplifting performances for an ever-expanding following, and consistently winning awards alternately in the best ethnic/world, best reggae/ska,
 and<STRONG> best live act categories in the Cleveland Scene and Free Times Music Awards every year, already adding the 2006 Free Times Music Award to their collection.</STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=right><A href="http://www.carlosjones.com/"></A> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT color=#990000>Advance discount tickets: $5.00<BR></FONT></B><B>Day of Show: $8.00</B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><A href="http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=oh&query=schedule&venue=kentstage" target=new_window></A></B></DIV></TD>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left width="33%">  <DIV align=center>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV>  <TABLE cellSpacing=5 width="100%"
 bgColor=#ffffff>  <TBODY>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left width="67%">  <DIV align=left><B><FONT size=+3>4th ANNUAL STANDING ROCK CULTURAL ARTS<BR>FILM FESTIVAL</FONT></B><B><FONT size=+3> </FONT></B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Saturday, January 27<BR></B><B>8:00 PM</B></DIV>  <DL>  <DT><FONT color=#000000>• <STRONG>Short films from as far away as Australia <BR>   and as near as Kent, Ohio</STRONG><BR>• Animations, Music Videos, <BR>   Documentaries, Video Collages<BR>• Featuring Local Filmmaker and <BR>   Instructor Cindy Penter -- in person<BR>• Featuring YouTube Underground Film Fest<BR>   Winner Ryan Divine of "Maldroid"<BR>• Featuring Brett Ingram/Film Instructor at <BR>   University of North Carolina<BR>• Featuring Italian Animator Marco Morandi<BR>• Featuring Australian Animator Peter Lowey<BR>• Featuring a Live Film Soundtrack with <BR>   local tabla phenomenon Joe Culley</FONT> </DT></DL> 
 <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT size=2>INFO: 330-673-4970 or write to info at standingrock.net<BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT size=2>Updates: <A href="http://www.standingrock.net/" target=new_window>www.standingrock.net</A></FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT color=#990000>Tickets: $10.00<BR><FONT color=#ff0000>Students and Seniors: $7.00<BR></FONT></FONT></B><FONT size=1>Tickets available at the Kent Stage, Woodsy's Music, <BR>The North Water Street Gallery, and SpinMore Records. Or at the door. </FONT></DIV></TD>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left width="33%">  <DIV align=center>  <DIV> </DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>  <TABLE style="WIDTH: 533px; HEIGHT: 3690px" cellSpacing=5 width=533 bgColor=#ffffff>  <TBODY>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT size=+3>LIVINGSTON TAYLOR</FONT></B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Saturday, February 3<BR>8:00 PM</B></DIV>  <DIV align=left>Livingston Taylor was born in Boston in November of 1950,
 the fourth of five children. He was raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father, Isaac M. Taylor, was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina.</DIV>  <DIV align=left>Moving back to Boston to finish high school, Livingston stayed on to pursue his career in the music business. He had his first album in 1970, with subsequent recordings in 1972, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1988, two in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 1999. He has written two children's books, Pajamas and Can I Be Good. He has toured this country extensively, working an average of one hundred to one hundred-twenty-five dates per year. </DIV>  <DIV align=left>Livingston began teaching at Berklee School of Music in the summer of 1989, and was made full professor in 1997. He teaches a course of his own creation entitled "Stage Performance Techniques." This was the starting point for his latest book, Stage Performance, released by Pocket Books in 2000. He is an Artist-in-Residence at Harvard
 University for the academic year 2000-2001. </DIV>  <DIV align=left>The Boston Music Award for "best folk and acoustic artist" has been awarded to Livingston, and he has been recognized for his contribution to American culture at the Celebration of North Carolina Artists. He is a friend and past presenter of the Reebok Human Rights Awards. </DIV>  <DIV align=left>Probably the single biggest interest outside of music is Livingston's love of flying. An IFR certified and capable pilot, he often flies to work in his Cessna 205, affectionately known as Bertha. Aside from that, you might find him ringing a bell at the holidays for the Salvation Army, or working to support the Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women's shelters, or homeless shelters around the country. He lends his name to countless charitable organizations to aid fund raising.</DIV>  <DIV align=right><A href="http://www.livingstontaylor.com/"></A> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT color=#990000>Advance
 discount tickets: $20.00<BR></FONT></B><B>Day of Show: $23.00</B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><A href="http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=oh&query=schedule&venue=kentstage" target=new_window></A></B></DIV></TD>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left>  <DIV align=center>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV><BR> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV></DIV></TD></TR>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left colSpan=2><A name=river></A>  <HR>  </TD></TR>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT size=+3>UP FROM THE RIVER</FONT></B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Friday, February 9 -- 8:00 PM<BR>Saturday, February 10 -- 8:00 PM </B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>  <DIV align=left>Two nights of the regions finest folk musicians at the Kent Stage.  See site for more info. <A href="http://www.kentstage.org/">www.kentstage.org</A></DIV>  <DIV align=left> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT
 color=#990000>Advance discount tickets: $8.00<BR></FONT></B><B>Day of Show: $10.00</B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><A href="http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=oh&query=schedule&venue=kentstage" target=new_window></A></B></DIV></TD>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left> </TD></TR>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left colSpan=2><A name=magpie></A>  <HR>  </TD></TR>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT size=+3>SWORD OF<BR>THE SPIRIT</FONT></B><B><FONT size=+3><BR><FONT size=+2>A one-act play based on the life of John Brown & Mary Brown</FONT><BR><FONT size=+2>by Greg Artzner, Terry Leonino, and Richard Henzel</FONT></FONT></B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT size=5></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Song Cycle concert by Magpie on<BR>Friday, February 23 -- 8:00 PM</B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Play on Saturday, February 24 -- 8:00 PM</B></DIV>
  <DIV align=left>Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino, better known as the <STRONG>award-winning folk duo Magpie</STRONG>, have created a fascinating work with “Sword of the Spirit,” which looks at the history and legacy of abolitionist John Brown and the famous Harper’s Ferry raid of October, 1859. Brown hoped his violent civil action would galvanize the nation against slavery, which he called "sum of all villainies." He failed and two months later, Brown and those in his party not killed in the raid were hanged. Sixteen months later, the Civil War began.</DIV>  <DIV align=left>Sword of the Spirit” is a musical extrapolation of a similarly titled one-act play created by Artzner, Leonino and Richard Henzel, set in Brown’s jail cell and constructed as letter-based conversations between Brown and his wife, Mary. Like the letters, the songs recount tumultuous history in decidedly human terms, focusing not just on Brown but his family and several others who made the ultimate
 sacrifice to end slavery.</DIV>  <DIV align=left>Si Kahn’s kaleidoscopic "Old John Brown" provides a frame for the story, while Peggy Eyres' "Mary Brown, Abolitionist" locates the familial cost of the raid. And Woody Guthrie’s “The Ballad of Harriet Tubman and Kim & Reggie Harris’ eloquent "Heaven is Less Than Fair" evoke the horror and anticipation of travel on the Underground Railroad.</DIV>  <DIV align=left>Artzner and Leonino wrote the seven remaining songs after a tremendous amount of research at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the Library of Congress and elsewhere, relying on original documents and particularly, letters by the participants. As compelling as the Browns’ story may be, it is the voices of three former slaves [sic*] who fought and died with Brown that imbue this tale with deeper moral authority. They were Shields Green (“I Stood on the River of Jordan/Heaven Bound”), Dangerfield Newby (“Dangerfield”) and “John Copeland,” and their roles
 are wisely elevated in the musical telling of the story.</DIV>  <DIV align=left>Brown's personal epiphanies are recounted in "Goodbye to Old Ohio" and "Captain,” in which he states his conviction the “only blood can purge these crimes [of slavery] away.” And just as Si Kahn’s opening song offers a snapshot of coming events, the closing “Testimony of Frederick Douglass recasts them with both personal and historic perspective. Distant history is made human by song, in voices that feel authentic and committed<I> ~ Richard Harrington</I></DIV>  <DIV align=right><A href="http://www.magpiemusic.com/"></A> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT color=#990000>Advance discount tickets: $15.00<BR></FONT></B><B>Day of Show: $18.00</B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><A href="http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=oh&query=schedule&venue=kentstage" target=new_window></A></B></DIV></TD>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=middle>  <DIV align=center>  <DIV> </DIV> 
 <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV></DIV></TD></TR>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left colSpan=2><A name=thompson></A>  <HR>  </TD></TR>  <TR>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT size=+3>RICHARD THOMPSON</FONT></B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><B>Sunday, February 25<BR>7:00 PM</B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><STRONG>Richard Thompson might be the quintessential cult artist.</STRONG> Mention his name, and people either scratch their heads, wondering why the name is familiar, or turn out to be fans who try to convert you.</DIV>  <DIV align=left>Fans will tell you about his phenomenal guitar playing. They'll rave about his expertly crafted songs, delivered with the throaty voice of
 a modern troubadour.</DIV>  <DIV align=left>Born in West London in 1949. His family was very musically diverse, and he grew up listening to everything from jazz to early rock and roll. Artists like Buddy Holly and Les Paul intermingled in his record collection with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.</DIV>  <DIV align=left>As a teenager, Richard became the guitarist in several bands throughout the 1960s, including now legendary folk rockers Fairport Convention (his "breakthrough band"). He remained with the band for three more years, eventually touring America with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Traffic in 1970. </DIV>  <DIV align=left>In 1971, Richard released his first solo album, which was followed by his marriage to folksinger Linda Peters, with whom he made several albums as a duo in 1974-78. Richard and Linda's children Teddy Thompson and Kamila Thompson are both involved in music. </DIV>  <DIV align=left>Regular Fairport reunions have since peppered a career
 dominated by blistering solo albums acoustic, electric and live. After nearly forty years and fifty albums Richard is still writing and performing his poetically crafted songs in his distinctive style. He's collaborated with folks like Peter Filleul and Tim Finn of Crowded House, and has been covered by artists from REM to Bonnie Raitt, to Del McCoury. </DIV>  <DIV align=left><STRONG>Rolling Stone magazine listed Thompson as #19 on its list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.</STRONG></DIV>  <DIV align=left>In <STRONG>2006 Richard Thompson was presented with a Lifetime Achievement prize at the BBC Folk Awards</STRONG> and the Fairport Convention album which most bears his mark, Liege & Leif, was voted the Most Influential Folk Album of All Time. </DIV>  <DIV align=right><A href="http://www.richardthompson-musicr.com/"></A> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><B><FONT color=#990000>Advance discount tickets: $20.00<BR></FONT></B><B>Day of Show: $25.00</B></DIV>  <DIV
 align=left><B><A href="http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=oh&query=schedule&venue=kentstage" target=new_window></A></B></DIV>  <DIV align=left><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>  <DIV align=left>  <DIV align=center><FONT color=#c00000 size=4>Upcoming events:</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#0000bf size=4><FONT color=#111111>March 15<BR>Avett</FONT><FONT color=#111111> Brothers: $15 adv/$18 door<BR><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4>March 16</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4>Leo Kottke: $25 adv/$28 door<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4>March 17<BR>Big Leg Emma and The Recipe: $10 adv/ $12 door<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4>March 24<BR></FONT><FONT color=#111111><FONT size=4>Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Shindell: </FONT><FONT size=4>$25 adv/ $28 door</FONT></FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4>March 31</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111><FONT size=4>John Batdorf: </FONT><FONT size=4>$10 adv/ $12 door</FONT></FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4></FONT> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4>April 6<BR>Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams: </FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4>$10 adv/ $12 door</FONT></DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4></FONT> </DIV>  <DIV align=left><FONT color=#111111 size=4>April 10<BR>Rodney Crowell w/t Maia Sharp : $20 adv/ $25 door<BR><BR>April 13<BR></FONT><FONT color=#111111 size=4>Chris Hillman w/t Herb Pedersen: $25 adv/ $28 door</FONT></DIV><FONT color=#111111 size=4>  <DIV align=left><BR>April 14<BR>Standing Rock Battle of the Bands-Finals: <BR>$7 adv/ $10 door<BR><BR>April 22<BR>Earth Day Celebration: </FONT><FONT color=#111111 size=4>$ TBD<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>  <DIV
 align=left><FONT color=#0000bf size=4><FONT color=#111111>May 4<BR>Peace and Music Concert: $ TBD</FONT></DIV></FONT>  <DIV align=left><BR>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><STRONG><FONT size=4>The <FONT color=#0000bf>Ke</FONT><FONT color=#0000bf>nt Stage</FONT> is located at 175 East Main Street in downtown Kent, Ohio.  There is FREE parking behind the theater and on all city streets.  Advance tickets are available at Woodsy's Music and Spin-More Records in Kent, at </FONT></STRONG><A href="http://www.kentstage.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#111111 size=4><STRONG>www.kentstage.org</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT color=#0000bf><FONT color=#111111><STRONG><FONT size=4> or at <SPAN id=lw_1169240802_15 style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">330-677-5005</SPAN>.  Tickets will also be available at the door.  Doors open one hour before event time.  If you have any questions please email us at </FONT></STRONG><A
 href="http://us.f552.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=info@kentstage.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#003399 size=4><STRONG>info at kentstage.org</STRONG></FONT></A><STRONG><FONT size=4> or call <SPAN id=lw_1169240802_16 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">330-677-5005</SPAN>.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT><BR> </DIV>  <DIV><FONT size=5><STRONG>For further info:  </STRONG></FONT><A href="http://www.kentstage.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#003399 size=5><STRONG>www.kentstage.org</STRONG></FONT></A></DIV></DIV></DIV></TD>  <TD class=dataLbl vAlign=top align=left>  <DIV align=center>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>  <DIV align=center> </DIV><p> 

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